Instruction manual

AWARD
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BIOS Setup
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Power Management
This item is used to select the degree (or type) or power saving and is
related to these modes: Doze Mode and Suspend Mode. There are
three options for power management:
Min Saving Minimum Power Management. Doze Mode = 1 Hour,
Suspend Mode = 1 Hour.
Max Saving Maximum Power Management. Doze Mode = 10 Sec,
Suspend Mode = 10 Sec.
User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately.
Each of the ranges are from 1 Min to 1 Hour.
HDD Power Down
If HDD activity is not detected in the length of time specified in this
field, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices
remain active. Settings: Disable and 1 through 15 Min.
Doze Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at
slower speed while other devices still run at full speed. Settings:
Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min,
40 Min and 1 Hour.
Suspend Mode
If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this
field, all devices except CPU will be shut off. Settings: Disable, 1 Min,
2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min and 1
Hour.
ACPI Suspend Type
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your
operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and
Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3
(STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are:
S1(POS) The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state,
no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hard-